It's that time again, folks, to look back at what this week has held in store for PhoneMag. For starters, we heard that the HTC Touch HD would be coming to Orange exclusively in the UK. Likewise, the Nokia 2600 has arrived at AT&T only to be joined by the Pantech Slate. Casio also announced their super sleek-looking EXIFILM-series W63CA flip phone. ... continued »

Today Truphone launched a beta version of its Voip client for BlackBerry smartphones called Truphone Anywhere. Right now it is the cheapest way for blackberry users to make international calls around the world. Truphone Anywhere calls cost as little as £0.03/$0.06 per minute. Truphone Anywhere currently works in 33 countries worldwide.  The CEO of Truphone, Geraldine Wilson said, “There’s no GSM ... continued »

Mobile phone news was varied this week as Sprint seemed to have their hands in everything and a few cool prototypes caught our eyes. We'll start with Motorola, which has the Z10 that actually bends, even though the design innovation is all it really has going for it. There's also the MOTOACTV W450, which will be making an appearance on ... continued »

Tatung has dreamed up a VoIP phone prototype that's sure to make all the tech geeks swoon. Even I'm taken aback at this one. With its slim design and candy color, I can't help but think, "I want one, I want one!"   Sure, this phone may not be all that practical, but it definitely looks nice. With only one button, no ... continued »

T-Mobile have announced a further two handsets for its Hotspot@Home service, the Nokia 6301 and Samsung SGH-t339.  Both use WiFi for VoIP; T-Mobile's package offers unlimited nationwide VoIP calls made from any accessible hotspot.  In addition, the handsets both feature cameras, microSD slots for memory expansion, myFaves compatibility and triband GSM/GPRS/EDGE. continued »

VoIP is all the rave now days, with the incredible success of services like Skype, it has been demonstrated there is some serious money to be made. On the PC, Skype dominates the market, but the mobile domain for VoIP, is relatively untouched. Even with Skype's recent entrance into the world of mobile VoIP, the market just has not had ... continued »

Last year, before Google had snuggled up to the FCC and suggested the open-access provisos for the 700MHz auction, Skype petitioned the Commission to apply the so-called Carterfone ruling to the mobile industry.  That ruling, which dates back to 1968, demands that those responsible for wired telecommunications networks allow users to attach any device they so choose to the system, as long ... continued »

T-Mobile have officially announced that anyone who has not yet picked up one of the seemingly thousands of BlackBerry Pearl variants available will be able to do so from their stores from April 14th.  Having confirmed the leaked roadmap from last month, we now also know that the Pearl 8120 will have WiFi, EDGE, a 2-megapixel camera, A2DP stereo Bluetooth and microSDHC ... continued »

While NTT DoCoMo may be kicking their own OS out of bed and moving to Google's Android, that's not going to happen until 2010 and, before then, buyers will have the opportunity to pick up a new Windows Mobile handset.  Having announced its development last August, the Fujitsu-made FOMA F1100 slider is now available complete with WM6.0, WiFi a/b/g and ... continued »

As expected, today sees the launch of the WiFi and GPS toting BlackBerry 8820 on T-Mobile USA.  Being positioned as ideal for anybody who wants both push-email and access to T-Mobile's VoIP service HotSpot@Home, the handset also supports MyFaves.  What it doesn't have is a camera, primarily to accommodate those people whose employers get nervous about escaping trade secrets, but ... continued »